4 Wounded In Shooting Near SXSW Festival in Austin; Suspect In Custody

The shooting took place in an area with several bars near where some SXSW festival events are held.

Four people were shot and wounded in downtown Austin, Texas, early Sunday as the city hosts the annual South by Southwest festival, police said.

The Austin Police Department told people to avoid the area at around 2:50 a.m., warning via Twitter that the gunman was still at large.

However, police tweeted that a suspect was in custody shortly before 5 a.m.